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USA Today
13 hours ago
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- USA Today
Competing preseason media poll has Spartans landing in same spot as Cleveland.com poll
It's the time of the year where everyone is releasing their preseason polls, and that includes a popular podcast centered around college football in the north. Kings of the North podcast created a competing Big Ten preseason media poll that included 54 voters covering the Big Ten and national college football landscape, and to little surprise Michigan State landed in the bottom half. The Spartans came in at No. 13 out of 18 teams in their version of the preseason poll. Ironically, Michigan State landed in the exact same spot in the more well-known annual preseason poll also released on Monday. In both polls, Michigan State landed right behind Washington (No. 10), Minnesota (No. 11) and Wisconsin (No. 12). Both polls were also lower on Michigan State than our own in-house preseason poll we released late last week that had Michigan State as the No. 8 team in the Big Ten. The landing spot of No. 13 -- or essentially the bottom of the middle-tier of teams -- aligns with the national perception and projection for Michigan State we've seen this offseason. This is the expected outcome for Michigan State should they land somewhere in the middle of their ceiling and floor. Check out the complete rankings from the Kings of the North preseason media poll below: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Spartans listed in bottom half of Big Ten football preseason media poll
The media has spoken, and they believe Michigan State will finish near the bottom of the Big Ten again this fall. The annual (formerly Cleveland Plain Dealer) preseason Big Ten media poll was released on Monday, with the Spartans landing in the back half of the league. Michigan State was pegged as the No. 13 team in the league, tied with Rutgers. This year's poll included 24 voters, with beat reporters from each team covered. Michigan State received 135 points and averaged out a ranking of 13.60 in the poll. UCLA was right behind the Spartans with only one point separating them from Michigan State and Rutgers. For perspective, our internal Spartans Wire preseason poll had Michigan State coming in at No. 8 in the league. So as we predicted, the Spartans Wire crew has higher expectations for the Spartans this fall than others covering the league. Check out the complete preseason poll organized by below: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5. This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: MSU football listed in bottom half of Big Ten preseason media poll
USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Spartans listed in bottom half of Big Ten football preseason media poll
The media has spoken, and they believe Michigan State will finish near the bottom of the Big Ten again this fall. The annual (formerly Cleveland Plain Dealer) preseason Big Ten media poll was released on Monday, with the Spartans landing in the back half of the league. Michigan State was pegged as the No. 13 team in the league, tied with Rutgers. This year's poll included 24 voters, with beat reporters from each team covered. Michigan State received 135 points and averaged out a ranking of 13.60 in the poll. UCLA was right behind the Spartans with only one point separating them from Michigan State and Rutgers. For perspective, our internal Spartans Wire preseason poll had Michigan State coming in at No. 8 in the league. So as we predicted, the Spartans Wire crew has higher expectations for the Spartans this fall than others covering the league. Check out the complete preseason poll organized by below: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Michigan State is one of a few Big Ten schools with top 25 QB commitment in 2026 class
Michigan State is one of only a few Big Ten teams that currently holds a commitment from a top 25 quarterback prospect in the 2026 class. All of the Rivals' top 25 quarterback prospects in the 2026 class are now committed, and Michigan State is fortunate enough to have one of the commits in Kayd Coffman. He ranks as the No. 23 quarterback in the Rivals Industry Rankings for the 2026 class, which is fifth among Big Ten commitments in the position. Coffman has been committed to Michigan State since early February and ranks as one of the top commitments in the Spartans' 2026 class. On rivals, he is listed as a four-star prospect and ranked as the No. 6 player from Michigan and No. 237 overall prospect in the class. Coffman has long been considered a centerpiece of the Spartans' 2026 class so it's no surprise to see him among the top 25 quarterbacks in the class. Should Michigan State hold onto his commitment throughout this fall and sign him in December, he will surely be a big part of the Spartans' future on the gridiron. Check out the complete rankings of top 25 quarterback prospects from Rivals in the post below: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5. This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Rivals shows Spartans holds top 25 QB commit in 2026 class
USA Today
4 days ago
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- USA Today
Spartans Wire writer previews upcoming MSU football season on local radio show
Hear Spartans Wire writer Robert Bondy preview the upcoming MSU football season on local radio show One of Spartans Wire's own (me, specifically) took their talents to the radio waves earlier this week to talk Michigan State football. Earlier this week, I had the luxury to join Sports Intel with Ryan Walsh radio show on Jethro FM to preview the upcoming Michigan State football season. I've been on Walsh's show before talking Michigan State football and basketball, and always enjoy the opportunity to help inform listeners on anything Spartans related. Some of the topics covered on during the 30-minute segment of the show were: Click on the post below to listen to the radio segment from earlier this week, with the Michigan State portion of the show beginning around the 53-minute mark: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
